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[Solo]

And second place is 2 seconds ahead of third place too!

 

[Solo]

Well the second half of skaters are the best ones, which is why this time is shocking. I'm sure some will come close at the very least.

True, but halfway through.....1st -> 2nd = +1.60s and 2nd -> 3rd = +1.53s are fucking HUGE margins.

 

[Solo]

I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

 

[Arjen]

I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

Yep, that's one of the reasons our commentators can fill an hour of TV talking about a good or a bad draw.

 

[Peru]

Our biathletes are really bombing hard

 

[kottila]

Our biathletes are really bomming hard

fixed

 

[massivekettle]

I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

Are you sure though? The top 2 in the 1000m were in pair 7 (of 9)

 

[Y2Kev]

I've never seen ppl in short sleeves at a winter olympics in CC skiing. lol

 

[Juicy Bob]

Bobsleigh smashes into a course worker, breaking his legs

A bobsleigh smashed into a course worker at the Olympic Games' Sanki sliding centre on Thursday leaving the man reportedly with both legs broken, an AFP reporter who witnessed the incident said.

The incident occurred at the start of training for the two-man bobsleigh competition when the forerunner bob, which is used to clear and test the track at the beginning of the day's schedule, hit an ice maker.

Video footage shown on the media mixed zone's monitors just minutes after the incident showed paramedics and volunteers trying to evacuate the man who was lying on track.

International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation officials refused to comment on the accident which delayed the start of the training session.

 

[Blader]

The speed skating commentator is too much

"Come on Judith! Just start a little further back! Now I'm her coach..." :lol

 

[pestul]

Christ, that sounds horrific. I hope that's the full extent of the injuries and that the breaks were clean.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Bobsleigh smashes into a course worker, breaking his legs

"refused to comment"

Oh jeez

 

[KingItachi]

Gald to see Hesse bounce back.

 

[Antagon]

I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

Probably not too much, since the best qualifying skaters tend to start last and still win.

 

[KingItachi]

That crash.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

those Norwegian pants.......

 

[Maninthemirror]

I've never seen ppl in short sleeves at a winter olympics in CC skiing. lol

not looking good for the next few days either

 

[Arkos]

Haha holy shit does the Norway team have on Umbro shirts? I didn't know that was still a thing.

 

[Antagon]

So, is anyone even going to finish within a second of that Chinese speed skater? Damn.

 

[Pedrito]

Yeah, Zhang got this.

 

[Solo]

Damnit, no medal for Nesbitt either.

Save us, luge relay, you're our only Day 6 hope!

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

We're throwing all the Dutch we can!

 

[Pedrito]

American speed skaters have been bombing so hard so far. Completely missed the peak.

 

[KingItachi]

Zhang is all smiles, just one more pair to see if she gets gold.

 

[massivekettle]

Wow. US speed skaters are choking so much. WR holder 7th and the current world cup leader is 6th.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Damn foreigners taking our medals.

 

[Blader]

Terrible Olympics for us so far, all our returning favorites aren't even medaling

 

[Antagon]

So, the Dutch should be fourth again in medal count. And every single medal is won with speed skating.

 

[Arjen]

Aw yiss, another 2 medals.

 

[Pacbois]

Woooo second gold for Martin Fourcade !!! Despite a missed shot and almost falling in the first lap. Can't wait for the relay now.

 

[Solo]

How many Dutch mothers die a year during childbirth? Gotta be hard on the body when the baby comes out in skates.

 

[Antagon]

How many Dutch mothers die a year during childbirth? Gotta be hard on the body when the baby comes out in skates.

The mother of the Mulder brothers, the pair of twins that got first and third place at the 500m speed skating event,delayed their birth by a day to watch an ice skating tour.

 

[Pedrito]

Plushenko withdraws.

 

[lamaroo]

Plushenko withdraws.

That's gotta really hurt for him.

 

[Mattilaus]

why did he withdraw?

 

[Pedrito]

That's gotta really hurt for him.

I may be cynical, but I think it was part of the plan all along. Even if he skates clean, he doesn't have the degree of difficulty to win the gold or even a medal. He came for the team event and got his gold.

 

[redmetal86]

Oh crap no!

 

[Y2Kev]

This guy seems to crack under pressure...

 

[isuzu]

that must have hurt like hell

 

[Prax]

Well, Abbott recovered well despite the bad spill..

 

[RdN]

That's some big resilience right there.

 

[Blader]

That was a hell of a fall

 

[isuzu]

1st place damnnn

 

[Prax]

Wow, still placed first so far. Not bad!

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Plushenko cursed this competition.

 

[Won]

Never seen Luge Relay before. I thought they do this like Ski Jumping. This is somewhat weird and cool

 

[Snakeyes]

I don't understand how judging works in figure skating. That was the worst fall I've seen in these Olympics so far yet it's still good enough for a 72?

 

[Pedrito]

I don't understand how judging works in figure skating. That was the worst fall I've seen in these Olympics so far yet it's still good enough for a 72?

He would normally score in the high eighties without a fall.

 

[Blader]

I don't understand how judging works in figure skating. That was the worst fall I've seen in these Olympics so far yet it's still good enough for a 72?

Sounded like one point deduction for the fall and another for the interruption. The rest of his routine was basically flawless, I think.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Woo! The Philippines qualified. There's still hope.